Wednesday, 16th July, 2014
English Championship side Nottingham Forest have signed former Barcelona defender Roger Riera on a two-year contract.
The 19-year-old was released by the Catalan giants earlier this summer and has settled on Forest as his new club.
Riera is a product of Barcelona's youth academy, having represented and captained the club at all youth levels.
The defender played a key role for the club's Under-19 team last term, helping them claim the UEFA Youth League.
The 19-year-old featured against Celtic, Ajax, FC Copenhagen, Schalke and Benfica in the UEFA Youth League.
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Riera will hope to help Forest mount a strong push for promotion from the Championship next term, under new boss Stuart Pearce.
Forest start the new campaign by hosting Blackpool on 9th August.
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